i love these dog leashes spotted via doggie blog phetched - they look like old school ties, but groovier. they come with a detachable pouch for money/keys/poo bags and there are matching collars. i'm tempted to get one even tho i don't have a dog....yet!

ooh another delish little bag - check out this nifty little clutch from les composantes (spotted via oh joy). i love the way you can personalise it by removing the bow and accesorising with a scarf....gorgeous. i would normally go for the black...but i would be tempted by the taupe or miel actually....mmmmm.

Sunday, 23 January 2011

love these cute little fortune cookie purses (spotted via i am a greed girl) made from recycled leather remnants. i also spotted someone the other day with one of the gorgeous tan leather Grosvenor Satchel's from Radley - i think this purse would go perfectly with this bag but i must resist the urge as i'm currently on a budget!

i was watching Law Abiding Citizen the 2009 thriller with Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx on the telly last night - about a man who takes justice into his own hands after his wife and daughter are murdered during a home invasion. i nearly fell off my chair with laughter when roughly 37 mins into the movie Gerard Butler's character, who was being held in a maximum security prison after a couple of pretty gruesome revenge murders, tries to negotiate deals with District Attorney Jamie Foxx and proceeds to offer a full confession in return for a BRAND NEW MATTRESS for his cell! Gerard recounts in loving detail the perfect soft and cosy mattress he is looking for and after much pouting and refusals from Jamie - the DA's boss eventually tells him "a mattress for a confession, that's a good deal"...and to much hootin' and hollerin' from other inmates, the beautiful clean white bouncy mattress is delivered as requested - best bit of the film...ha ha ha. i really should start compiling a Top 5 cinematic mattress moments...this would definitely get a top spot!

Thursday, 20 January 2011

i was on my way to a job interview this morning and upon discovering my usual bus stop was close i had to huff and puff and rush to the next one - and right opposite i saw this mattress - how auspicious. i will find out later if i was successful...this could be forever known as the "lucky mattress"!

Tuesday, 18 January 2011

Paula & I by Gib House (where she and Joe have lived since she left school)

i met up with an old school friend the other day. Paula and i were at all girls boarding school Queensmount in Bournemouth together and its been at least 23 years since we've seen eachother. it was so great because we just slipped right back into giggling together again, which hopefully didn't drive her husband Joe too mad throughout the day as we walked around the southbank, popped into Tate Modern and watched the skaters at Somerset House ice rink. Joe took some lovely photos of us and it prompted me to scan a few from our school days which I had brought with me for us to cringe over!

aww...bless us in our horrid green & gold uniforms!

(i'm 1st on the left and Paula is 3rd)

Paula & I with my lovely grandma at my 15th (i think?) birthday - look at all that healthy food!

Monday, 17 January 2011

surprise, surprise Dutch company Simeli have come up with these pretty rear wheel guards to protect your clothes while cycling (as spotted via Design Sponge). I already have a guard fitted on my dutch bicycle - but i am still very tempted by these beauties!

Sunday, 16 January 2011

my friend Emma's lovely dog Bunny has just had pups (they are Cairn/Norfolk Terrier cross). i think its time for me to get my longed for four-legged pal! last night i had a strange dream - i found a lump on my neck, found myself falling in rivers a lot and had a wee dog called cookie-monster. lets hope only one of those comes true...the last one obv!

sent from a friend in north city Dublin...no messing about with being propped up against a fence/wall/whatever...its flat on the ground where it can be properly utilised. brilliant. we need more international contributions!